Back to Georgia

HB1115 • 2025

End Home Poaching Act; enact

End Home Poaching Act; enact

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
McCollum, Derrick
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is listed as a purpose of the bill ('to provide an effective date') but no specific date was found in the provided metadata or summary text.

End Home Poaching Act

This bill prohibits institutional investors and other enterprises from owning more than 2,000 single-family residences in Georgia.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits institutional investors and other enterprises from obtaining, owning, or possessing an interest in more than 2,000 single-family residences.
  • Creates a private cause of action against entities that violate the ownership limit on single-family homes.
  • Amends Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated regarding specialized land transactions.
  • Repeals any existing laws that conflict with this new rule.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Institutional investors
  • Enterprises seeking to own single-family residences

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official summary does not specify the exact date this law will take effect.
  • The source material does not define exactly which types of companies count as 'other enterprises' beyond institutional investors.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

End Home Poaching Act; enact